Nowadays, the freight lining and trucking transportation have become one of the top professions all over the world. Trucks are widely used all over the world in order to transport variety of products and components between places and even between countries. Especially, trucks are very handy in case of transporting large, huge and heavy components from one place to another. It is a very important thing to keep in mind that the load of truck container should be noted periodically for the proper allocation and distribution of components within the container. The traditional method was using a huge weighing bridge in order to measure the load. In this article, we are going to see about the component that makes the measuring process an easier one.

Load Boards

Load boards are normally the online systems, very similar to the mobiles and tablets, that are commonly used by allow shippers and truckers in order to monitor the load within the component. Also known as freight boards, they will allow the carriers to post their free equipment in the container. It acts as an intermediate agent between the truckers and shippers for the proper and effective load allocation and proper freight movement.

Since they are very similar to the mobile phones and tablets, they are sophisticated and can be carried whenever and wherever required. The installation and usage of the load boards are also very easy when compared to the other difficult traditional methods. In addition, a wide range of services are offered to both the freight brokers and carriers. But even though, these boards also have their own disadvantages.

Applications of Load Boards

Based on the properties of the load board, they can be used for the variety of applications as follows:

• Load Matching
• Credit Information/Time for Payment
• Message Details
• Special Notes to Carriers and Shippers
• Safety Administration Notices
• Mobile Accesses
• Finance details of the pre-approved loads

Free Load Boards

The trucking operation is one of the busiest and competitive fields in this world and hence this load board field is also very competitive. There are both free load board and paid load board service providers all over the world. The price of the load board service will be based on the service you require during your business. But due to the competition, there are many free load boards available all over the world.

Following are some of the top free load board services without any charges:

• Trucker Path
• Trulos
• DSSLN
• Live Loads
• Load Up
• Freight Finder
• Landstar
• Check Freight Broker

In addition to the normal services, some load boards will provide combined services for both the carriers and shippers. Some of such service providers are as follows:

• Atlantic Logistics
• Brokered Loads
• Buchanan Hauling and Rigging
• Carroll Fulmer
• Forest Commodities
• FST Logistics
• Greenbush Logistics
• Harte Hanks
• JB Hunt
• Jones Transport

Even many load boards are freely available; we could not say that they are completely advantageous. The main limitation is that they are not suitable for high payloads or any long-term measurements. So, keep the above-mentioned factors in mind and select the proper tool for your business.